Southampton City Council elections

Southampton City Council elections are held three out of every four years to elect members of Southampton City Council, the local authority for the city of Southampton in Hampshire, England. Since 1 April 1997 Southampton has been a unitary authority responsible for all local government functions; prior to this it was a non-metropolitan district beneath Hampshire County Council.

Southampton City Council is made up of 48 councillors, with three councillors representing each of 16 wards. One councillor from each ward is elected each May on a four-year cycle, with no elections in the fourth year.[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in controlYears
Labour1973-1976
Conservative1976-1984
Labour1984-1987
No overall control1987-1988
Labour1988-1997

Unitary authority

Party in controlYears
Labour1997-2000
No overall control2000-2008
Conservative2008-2012
Labour2012–present

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

  • Southampton City Council election, 1973
  • Southampton City Council election, 1976
  • Southampton City Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries & city boundary changes also took place)[4][5]
  • Southampton City Council election, 1980
  • Southampton City Council election, 1982
  • Southampton City Council election, 1983
  • Southampton City Council election, 1984
  • Southampton City Council election, 1986
  • Southampton City Council election, 1987
  • Southampton City Council election, 1988
  • Southampton City Council election, 1990
  • Southampton City Council election, 1991
  • Southampton City Council election, 1992
  • Southampton City Council election, 1994
  • Southampton City Council election, 1995

Unitary authority elections

City result maps

By-election results

1997–2001

Bargate By-Election 23 October 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour 885 52.6 -6.4
Conservative 259 15.4 -3.0
Socialist Labour 257 15.3 +9.3
Liberal Democrat 250 14.9 +4.7
Independent Labour 31 1.8 -4.7
Majority 626 37.2
Turnout 1,682 13.0
Labour hold Swing
Woolston By-Election 12 March 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour 975 47.8 -9.4
Liberal Democrat 725 35.6 +6.1
Conservative 339 16.6 +3.3
Majority 250 12.2
Turnout 2,039 17.9
Labour hold Swing
Bassett By-Election 8 October 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative 1,025 58.9 +8.9
Labour 372 21.4 -16.2
Liberal Democrat 344 19.8 +7.5
Majority 653 37.5
Turnout 1,741 14.5
Conservative hold Swing
Harefield By-Election 8 October 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour 858 44.1 -6.7
Conservative 856 44.0 +9.3
Liberal Democrat 231 11.9 +3.3
Majority 2 0.1
Turnout 1,945 19.3
Labour hold Swing

2005–2009

Bitterne Park By-Election 15 September 2005[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Clifford Coombes 984 37.1 +0.4
Labour Mike Brainsby 791 29.9 +13.1
Liberal Democrat Anne Work 785 29.6 -4.3
Green Joseph Cox 89 3.4 +3.4
Majority 193 7.2
Turnout 2,649
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

References

  1. ↑ Name of file (2018). "Councillors – Southampton City Council". Southampton.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Southamoton". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  4. ↑ The City of Southampton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  5. ↑ The New Forest and Southampton (Areas) Order 1978
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Southampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Southampton". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  8. ↑ "Elections explained". Southampton City Council. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  9. ↑ "Bitterne Park ward by election result 15/09/2005". Southampton City Council. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
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